Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Board
Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects

General Notice
HB 2154 General Notice (Architect Training Alternative)
Date Posted: 5/15/2025
Expiration Date: 7/1/2025
Submitted to Registrar for publication: NO
32 Day Comment Forum closed. Began on 5/16/2025 and ended 6/17/2025   [1 comments]

The 2025 General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 1310 and House Bill 2154, requiring the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects (“the Board”) to establish work and education experience equivalencies as an alternative to a National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accredited degree, with a minimum of 10 years qualifying work experience or education experience.  This means the Board will create a regulation which will allow work experience, alternative education, and combinations thereof to substitute for an NAAB-accredited degree.

What recommendations do you have for the Board to create a work experience or education experience substitute for an NAAB-accredited degree?


Contact Information
Name / Title: Kathleen R. Nosbisch  / Executive Director
Address: 9960 Mayland Drive
Suite 400
Richmond, 23233
Email Address: APELSCIDLA@dpor.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)367-8514    FAX: (866)465-6206    TDD: ()-